The Contortionist is back, guys. The Indianapolis-based progressive metal group were last seen (or heard) releasing a brief, but promising, teaser for their upcoming album Language, which is scheduled for a September 16th release. This time, though, an entire song has come out of the woodworks- and "Language I: Intuition" seems to have all the traits have wanted from The Contortionist since they first integrated themselves into their respective scene.

What is bound to come to a relief to fans is that this song is a massive change of pace for The Contortionist. The production it features is more lush and organic, and sounds more dynamic than the band ever has before. And on top of that, newcomer Michael Lessard's vocals provide a stark contrast to that of his predecessor- his singing is less filtered, more clean. Of course, this may change on the rest of Language once it surfaces- but for now, things sure look promising.

Catch a glimpse of The Contortionist's new song below, and leave a comment with your thoughts. Or don't, if you want to keep your thoughts to yourself like a proper member of a music discussion community.

I'm sure that there will be some heavier tracks on the album too, though I wouldn't mind if they stuck with this style for most of it. After all, Lessard went heavy with his old band Last Chance to Reason pretty frequently- so they at least have the capability of doing so if it's what they want.

Great song, since this is a two part song according to the track listing, I'm guessing Part II is going to be heavier. Also, I think Intrinsic is great. Don't understand why fans dislike it. Admittedly, I haven't heard anything before Exoplanet, but I think Exoplanet and Intrinsic are both great. Seems like Language is going to be another great chapter in this band's career. Keep it up guys.

but seriously i cant stress how unprofessional this artical read. i wish you guys would stop trying to change the format of the titles and content and instead just focus on the style being professional, brief, and informative.

Catch a glimpse of The Contortionist's new song above, and leave a comment with your thoughts. Or don't, if you want to keep your thoughts to yourself like a proper member of a music discussion community.

I'm tired of reading "Cynic ripoff". You guys can be super fuckin' dense sometimes. People complain there's no bands as good as Tool out there, but a band comes along that is influenced by them and they're "a ripoff" that gets a bad rating when they're super talented (even if they have mother-fuckin' Steve Digiorgio on bass).

People complain there's no bands releasing albums like Traced In Air, but a band writes an influenced song and they're a "ripoff".

LOL @ ppl talking about Cynic here cmon guys, just enjoy the song and don't go looking for something to compare it to. I won't say that's a completely wrong comparison but i hadn't even thought of that tbh

"but seriously i cant stress how unprofessional this artical read. i wish you guys would stop trying to change the format of the titles and content and instead just focus on the style being professional, brief, and informative."

Get a life. Who gives a shit? It's a news article it's not affecting you in some monstrously negative way is it?